CONCORD — State Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald is taking a medical leave of absence, effective immediately, according to a brief statement from the court Friday morning that provided no explanation and no details about who is in charge of the court system in his absence.
MacDonald was under scrutiny when state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi said he told her she had the right to meet with then-Gov. Chris Sununu in June of 2024 during an investigation into her husband Geno Marconi, who was then the state Ports and Harbors director, and she was later indicted for allegedly seeking special favors because of that meeting. MacDonald denied telling her that when interviewed by investigators. Hantz Marconi pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge, was found guilty, fined and returned to work until she retired.
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